Viking Law #1

Today, while reading this old post from Emil Gustafsson about the Viking Laws and how they can be projected into the software development context, I just can’t stop thinking that his first law interpretation is missing one of the most important, if not not the most important, commandment.

Law #1 is all about bravery and aggressiveness, and according to Emil it can be projected into software development as:

Be direct

Grab all opportunities

Use varying methods of attack

Be versatile and agile

Attack one target at a time

Don’t plan everything in detail

Use top quality weapons

I totally agree with all these commandments but one is missing and I think it should be the first:

Choose your targets wisely

Never attack a target when you know you’re not enough skilled to win. Sometimes the greatest bravery you can show is to recognize you’re not ready.

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